Can Plants Really “See”?

Some researchers claim that a Chilean vine can mimic the leaves of a plastic houseplant thanks to a form of primitive vision. But extraordinary claims require equally extraordinary evidence.

Can Plants Really “See”?

Some researchers claim that a Chilean vine can mimic the leaves of a plastic houseplant thanks to a form of primitive vision. But extraordinary claims require equally extraordinary evidence.

The Magic of Fast Feedback Loops

Why biologists should operate with a sense of urgency.

Recipe for a Cell

While we know how to break organisms down to their constituent parts, even at the atomic level, building them from scratch remains difficult.

Announcing Issue 06: Blood-Red Microbes, AI Scientists, Nobel Duels

Plus: A partnership with Astera Institute and our first job posting.

The Origins of Adjuvants

More than a century after the invention of vaccines, a veterinarian stumbled across a technique to boost their efficacy in an unlikely way — by observing wounded horses.

The Nobel Duel

A cautionary tale about the competitive pressures of scientific research, and how they alter the course of history.